Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-10
IKE KILLED THE BEAR.
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a baptist Minist.r's na4p~rats TuAsIe aad
Lusky Dtcaps.
, a Chicago Tribae respondent, writ
Ing f'on Park irsbury. W. Va, says: Row.
DR.. W1bb, minist1r Of the Baptist faith,
who ~ VOL known IN tn intsripr coun-
ties, had a rOu yh tins Of IL not vOry long
ago while travelling thru IN the woods
Tho section ~ country N which his du-
tics call him ~ spIrsolY sottlc ,, aud 10
full Of gains aad bears, wildcats and
panihcos. Tho preacher had repeatedly
boon advised 70 carry rovo vor or gun.
Tut ncvor went armed with any Thin A
moro formidable than n pOcketknifo anti
after bis recent encounter
On recest trip Ovor tho mountains the
preacher was Quietly walking along the
top Of ridge which was thickly
cuvorod wi n heavy timber, when
he WINS rudcly Interrupted by q
Tig-liso Rrunt directly In front OF him.
llaisi z his eyes, expecting 70 see n stray
log, 10 found hiInaalf face 70 face with "A
large boar. whose swapping little eyes bo-
traytd an intoution 10 discuss tho right OF
WY with tho reverend gentleman. Mr..
Webb threw up his hands and shouted AT
Il ruin and advanced in a threatening
manner, expecting 20 SEQ tho boar amble
bway In fright Eut tho unorth dox
lruio didn't run; on the contrary, he
reared M on his bind LOGS and advanced
toward IN minister In a threatening man
Ter, with mOu h oIcn and his black paws
stretched cut ready 70 embrace his oppo-
nCnt IN worm, II not nfioctionnte, man
nor. The pr achor lodged bohind a large
oak tree and drow his po, kct- knife.
just IA no bear reached the tres the
doctor dodrod around 70 the other side,
A nj Ntfsa g.Tf
he subsequent proceed ngs interested
tho doctor 10 such al extent that he for
cot tho text for tho neat Sundays ser
mon on which he had been ruminaGnG
Hound ana round they scurricd; some
times the bear would get o,Osc enough TO
reach tho Doctors coat sleeve or skirt, on
which occasion lao would eliminate por-
Ton OF the doctors apparel, and the doc.
TOR would return TO com plimcnt by
Tlunging the knifo-bladc iuto tho boar 8
paw, neck or nose. In n short time the
doctor was almost completely str.ppoI OF
coat sleeves aud skirt, aud had q number
Of severe scratches on hiR arms and body,
while the bear hal received dozsn or so
a cute aud staLs from tho propch)r's
knife.
II dldn't L'ko many minutes OF this OK
erciso 10 couviaco tho preacher th,t he
WIS NOV an AOtpt IN hiitng bedrS, ana no
concluded 70 climb a troo BY n lucky
stroke no stuck his knife into tho eve OF
the brute, which 10y down and wh.ncd
pitifully. Taking advantage Of the op-
IOrtunity, Webb ran 10 the nearest tree
with low-lyinR branches and scrambled
UP, but noRo too soon, for the bear WIS
ON his feet nnd nfter him before he
reached a safe limb. A bcor Is on excel
liant climber, and la q trice was In the treo
with Webb, who bcgnu 10 crawl further
out on tho limb. The boor followed him
up until he was within four Of fvo feet
Of Webb, whom tho limb bcgan 70 settle
toward tho ground. Bruin hesf
tatcd n moment, and thon carefully
advanced until no was within reach
81 Webb's arm, whom the lattor lung red
out for the bears sound ego and sue
cccdod In plunging his knife into the
bruto's hoad. Tho boar Loaf his balance
md fell 70 tho ground. Tho limb, which
had boom thus bont at w angle OF forty
degrees by tho combined weight OF
preacher and boar, suddenly hsw back 10
It's natural position, throwing tho pronch-
or into tho air lis dosccnt was more
rapid than graceful, and no landed almost
on top Of the toir, whirh was by this
timo getting upon hts foot Webb was
not hurt by tho fall. and bcforo tho boar
could got his sound eye In proper bearing
Webb stabbed him In tho mock and
severed tho jugular vein. In another
moment Bruia was dead at tho preachers
feet